In what instances can the Supreme Court be petitioned, and what is the deadline for such a filing?
The grounds for petitioning the Supreme Court are set forth in Rules of Court, Rule 28(b) as follows: (1) uniformity of decisions; (2) jurisdictional defects; (3) defective appellate panel; and (4) transferring the matter to the Court of Appeal for proceedings as ordered. The Supreme Court will not consider issues that could have been raised during briefing, nor will it consider issues or material facts which were omitted in the briefs filed with the Court of Appeal, unless such omissions were addressed at a rehearing. Rules of Court, Rule 28c).
